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Godzilla

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
408K
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POPULARITY
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Godzilla (2014)
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The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
408K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,280
100
  • Director
    • Gareth Edwards
  • Writers
    • Ishirô Honda(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
    • Takeo Murata(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
    • Shigeru Kayama(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
  • Stars
    • Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • Elizabeth Olsen
    • Bryan Cranston
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gareth Edwards
  • Writers
    • Ishirô Honda(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
    • Takeo Murata(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
    • Shigeru Kayama(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
  • Stars
    • Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • Elizabeth Olsen
    • Bryan Cranston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.7KUser reviews
    • 656Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 31 nominations

    Videos29

    Extended First Look
    Trailer 2:26
    Extended First Look
    International Trailer
    Trailer 1:27
    International Trailer
    Official Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:32
    Official Trailer #1
    Teaser
    Trailer 2:21
    Teaser
    Godzilla Vs. the MonsterVerse
    Clip 3:22
    Godzilla Vs. the MonsterVerse
    Clip
    Clip 1:11
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 1:10
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 0:43
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 0:51
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 0:49
    Clip
    Interview
    Interview 9:10
    Interview
    Interview
    Interview 6:11
    Interview

    Photos260

    Carson Bolde and Taya Clyne in Godzilla (2014)
    Elizabeth Olsen and Carson Bolde in Godzilla (2014)
    Ken Watanabe and Gareth Edwards in Godzilla (2014)
    Seamus McGarvey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Gareth Edwards in Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla (2014)
    Juliette Binoche in Godzilla (2014)
    David Strathairn and Ken Watanabe in Godzilla (2014)
    Elizabeth Olsen and Gareth Edwards in Godzilla (2014)
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla (2014)
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Godzilla (2014)
    Ken Watanabe in Godzilla (2014)

    Top cast

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    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • Ford Brodyas Ford Brody
    Elizabeth Olsen
    Elizabeth Olsen
    • Elle Brodyas Elle Brody
    Bryan Cranston
    Bryan Cranston
    • Joe Brodyas Joe Brody
    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    • Dr. Ishiro Serizawaas Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
    CJ Adams
    CJ Adams
    • Young Fordas Young Ford
    Carson Bolde
    Carson Bolde
    • Sam Brodyas Sam Brody
    Sally Hawkins
    Sally Hawkins
    • Vivienne Grahamas Vivienne Graham
    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Sandra Brodyas Sandra Brody
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Admiral William Stenzas Admiral William Stenz
    Richard T. Jones
    Richard T. Jones
    • Captain Russell Hamptonas Captain Russell Hampton
    Victor Rasuk
    Victor Rasuk
    • Sergeant Tre Moralesas Sergeant Tre Morales
    Patrick Sabongui
    Patrick Sabongui
    • Lieutenant Commander Marcus Waltzas Lieutenant Commander Marcus Waltz
    Jared Keeso
    Jared Keeso
    • Jump Masteras Jump Master
    Luc Roderique
    Luc Roderique
    • Bomb Trackeras Bomb Tracker
    James Pizzinato
    James Pizzinato
    • HALO Jumperas HALO Jumper
    Catherine Lough Haggquist
    Catherine Lough Haggquist
    • PO #1 Martinezas PO #1 Martinez
    Eric Keenleyside
    Eric Keenleyside
    • Boydas Boyd
    Primo Allon
    Primo Allon
    • Mine Team Memberas Mine Team Member
    • Director
      • Gareth Edwards
    • Writers
      • Ishirô Honda(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
      • Takeo Murata(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
      • Shigeru Kayama(based on the character: Godzilla, owned and created by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Godzilla is covered in keloid scars (raised, thick patches of skin). The original Gojira (1954) was heavily scarred to evoke the gruesome marks borne by the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
    • Goofs
      During the battle between Godzilla and the two MUTOs, many of San Francisco's skyscrapers, such as the Grand Hyatt Hotel, are destroyed multiple times, then reappear after their collapse.
    • Quotes

      Admiral William Stenz: This alpha predator of yours, doctor, do you really think he has a chance?

      Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: The arrogance of men is thinking nature is in our control and not the other way around. Let them fight.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are a montage of Monarch documents and 1950s videos. All text on these documents are blacked out except for the names cast/crew members. The montage ends with a nuclear bomb going off, which causes a white-out in which the film title appears.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Glad About That
      Written by Arrow Brown

      Performed by Linda Ballentine

      Courtesy of The Numero Group

      By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

    User reviews1.7K

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Satisfying Summer Blockbuster
    I saw the trailers for this a year ago while I attended a screening for Aronofsky's NOAH . I didn't fancy it much . GODZILLA conjures up memories of the big budget blandfest from a decade and a half ago . Just put some CGI on screen and voilà you've a Summer blockbuster . This version did get a very good average rating when it opened , something in the region 8.1 but progressively got lower and it now has a rating of 6.6 indicating something average . To be fair I went in with an open mind and did find myself enjoying things more than I probably expected

    The original GODZILLA from 1954 was of a course a Japanese film that used the monster as a metaphor for the bomb . It did quickly abandon this subtext and just became a long running franchise where the titular monster got involved in all sorts of battles with other giant monsters . In its favour Gareth Edwards version of GODZILLA does keep the ethos of this . Radiation is very much to the fore of the story and while Godzilla might not be the hero he's certainly not the villain and this is reserved for "Massive Unidentified Terreistial Organism" a sort of hybrid between a giant praying mantis and a dragon . You know at one point they're going to be meeting in a climatic battle

    Of course two hours of giant CGI creatures getting in to a punch up isn't going to resonate with an audience so Edwards includes a very human backdrop as the story takes place through the eyes of serviceman Ford Brody . You got to love that name , it's sounds like a character John Wayne was born to play , a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do , get off your horse and drink your milk etc . It wasn't until I found out after seeing the film that I found out Brody is played by English actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson who I was totally convinced was one hundred per cent Uncle Sam . That said this isn't an actors type of film and I'm speculating that the casting of Cranston and Binoche might have led to the backlash by many people . If you want to see Binoche try not to be blink because you will literally miss her . It's also difficult not to notice that there's a strong streak of manipulation as to how the characters play out . It's also yet another film where a little kid is used in a scene to keep the audiences emotions on tenterhooks

    Regardless of this people watch a film like GODZILLA for action set pieces and you can't really fault Edwards for what he's done here . He doesn't have a idiosyncratic quirk to his directorial style and the film does have that kind of Summer blockbuster look but he also previously directed MONSTERS and that movie featured a couple of aliens mating and here the MUTOs have a similar though much more shorter sequence . If you need a film calling for alien reproduction I can see Gareth Edwards being a natural auteur
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    • Theo Robertson
    • Apr 14, 2015

    FAQ7

    • Is this a remake of "Godzilla" 1998?
    • Will Godzilla fight another monster in this film?
    • Where does the story take place?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (Brazil)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Nautilus
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Disruption Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $160,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $200,676,069
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $93,188,384
      • May 18, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $524,976,069
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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